Highlights from opening statements at Muslim hearings in Washington

Seven witnesses testified Thursday at a controversial House Homeland Security Committee hearing on the radicalization of American Muslims called by Rep. Peter T. King (R-N.Y.). Notable highlights from their statements, as chronicled by Twitter users, appear here, as well as links to supporting information.

Interviews with nearly 650 organizations revealed a movement that has attracted hundreds of thousands of first-time activists but one that shows little interest in becoming a coordinated political force.

Democrats had more money than Republicans in the contests for 63 seats that flipped to the GOP in 2010. But Republicans invested more in their own campaigns and benefited from more interest-group spending.

Only two tea party groups officially endorsed candidates in the 2010 elections at the national level: Freedom Works and Tea Party Express.The Post's interactive map shows how many of their candidates won and how many lost.

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Chris Cillizza was online Friday to discuss the week in Washington: "If Palin and Huckabee don't run, I think there is a case to be made that Santorum could emerge as the choice of a segment of social conservatives."